# Distance from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 12,336 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,336 km / 7,665 mi / 6,661 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 05:56 in Yakushima Airport, it's 14:56 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,192 ft (MEX is higher than KUM)

## Airports

### [Yakushima Airport (KUM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kum-yakushima-airport/1ef266df-8bbe-6f0e-83da-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yakushima Airport, Japan
- ICAO: RJFC
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 30.390000, 130.660000
- Elevation: 124 ft

### [Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mex-mexico-city-licenciado-benito-juarez-international-airport/1ef266df-61d5-6dfa-9178-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mexico City, Mexico
- ICAO: MMMX
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 19.440000, -99.070000
- Elevation: 7,316 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 05:56 in Yakushima Airport, it's 14:56 in Mexico City.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Yakushima Airport (KUM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kum-yakushima-airport/1ef266df-8bbe-6f0e-83da-06bb2780ed98)
- [Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mex-mexico-city-licenciado-benito-juarez-international-airport/1ef266df-61d5-6dfa-9178-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)